A lucky British youngster will be given the opportunity to star alongside Eddie Redmayne in the forthcoming Harry Potter spin-off 'Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them'.
一名幸運(yùn)的英國(guó)少年將會(huì)與埃迪?雷德梅尼一道出演即將開(kāi)拍的《哈利?波特》外傳《神奇動(dòng)物在哪里》。

The part will be thrown open to a public casting call at which girls aged eight to twelve will be given the chance to impress Warner Bros. executives. Contenders will not be required to have any previous acting experience ahead of the event which will be held at London's ExCeL centre on Saturday.
這個(gè)角色將在公眾中招募演員，8到12歲的小女孩均有機(jī)會(huì)在華納兄弟公司高管面前一展才華。角色競(jìng)選者試鏡前不需要有任何表演經(jīng)驗(yàn)，試鏡活動(dòng)將于星期六在倫敦的卓著中心舉辦。

The character will be called Modesty and will be expected to start filming alongside Redmayne who plays the "magizoologist" Newt Scamander. Scamander attains notoriety by penning a Hogwarts School textbook about magical creatures. "Modesty is a haunted young girl with an inner strength and stillness," the studio said in a statement. "She has an ability to see deep into people and understand them."
這個(gè)角色名叫茉徳絲蒂, 會(huì)與扮演“魔法生物學(xué)家”紐特?斯卡曼德的埃迪?雷德梅尼一起拍攝。斯卡曼德因編寫(xiě)沃茨魔法學(xué)校魔法生物的教科書(shū)而聲名大振。華納兄弟影業(yè)發(fā)布聲明稱(chēng)，“茉徳絲蒂是一位被鬼魂困擾、卻內(nèi)心強(qiáng)大且鎮(zhèn)定自若的年輕女孩，她有一種看穿靈魂的能力。”

Writing on her Facebook page in 2013, JK Rowling said of the story: "Although it will be set in the worldwide community of witches and wizards where I was so happy for 17 years, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them is neither a prequel nor a sequel to the Harry Potter series, but an extension of the wizarding world.
2013年，JK羅琳在她的臉書(shū)上寫(xiě)道，“這部電影將以巫師界為背景，在那個(gè)魔法世界，我快樂(lè)地度過(guò)了17年時(shí)光。《神奇動(dòng)物在哪里》既不是《哈利?波特》系列的前傳，也不是續(xù)集，它是魔法世界的延伸。

"The laws and customs of the hidden magical society will be familiar to anyone who has read the Harry Potter books or seen the films, but Newt's story will start in New York, 70 years before Harry's gets under way."
“這個(gè)隱形魔法社會(huì)的準(zhǔn)則和風(fēng)俗對(duì)《哈利?波特》的書(shū)迷和影迷來(lái)說(shuō)耳熟能詳，但是紐特的故事將在紐約拉開(kāi)序幕，從哈利踏上魔法征程前70年開(kāi)始。”

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them will be released on November 18, 2016.
《神奇動(dòng)物在哪里》將于2016年11月18日上映。

Vocabulary
spin-off: 外傳，先前配角演主角的電視劇
casting call: 試鏡
prequel: 前傳
sequel: 續(xù)集

英文來(lái)源：每日郵報(bào)
譯者：實(shí)習(xí)生馮佳佳
審校&編輯：許晶晶